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title: "Question 106: What are we especially taught by these words (before me) in the first commandment? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
description: "Westminster Larger Catechism, question 106: What are we especially taught by these words (before me) in the first commandment? These words (before me) or before my face, in the first commandment teach, us that God who seeth all things, taketh special n"
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# Question 106: What are we especially taught by these words (before me) in the first commandment? | Westminster Larger Catechism

These words (before me) or before my face, in the first commandment teach, us that God who seeth all things, taketh special notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other god; that so it may be an argument to dissuade from it, and to aggravate it as a most impudent provocation; as also to persuade us to do as in his sight, whatever we do in his service.

Scripture proofs: Ezek. 8:5-18; Ps. 44:20-21; 1 Chron. 28:9.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=135)

## Related reading

- [Question 105](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-105-what-are-the-sins-forbidden-in-the-first-commandment/)
- [Question 107](https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-107-which-is-the-second-commandment/)

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